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Unread 09-01-2011, 20:32
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Re: Mecanum or 6WD

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Originally Posted by ThaineP View Post
How about Mechanum6? It could be like this:

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So that there are six wheels, where the front and back pairs are Mechanum, and the center pair is straight Omnis. It seems like it could be possible, so it may not work.

Just an idea.


Thaine
like this?

I assume it would allow you enough traction to effectively push other mecanum bots, but thats about it.
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